How to pronounce deng in pinyin, tone by tone
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灯
dēngㄉㄥT1
lamp; light
等
děngㄉㄥˇT3
class; rank
瞪
dèngㄉㄥˋT4
to open wide; to stare at
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End with the back -ng (as in "sing"), letting the sound resonate in the nose.
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灯等瞪dēng děng dèng
deng in tones 1, 3, 4
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